st a melody, yeah, yeah♪ burt's bees lipstick. vibrant color you'll love. 8-hour moisture that loves you back. live where you live. this is abc7 news. >> you are looking at a section of skyline boulevard that has simply washed out from this week's rain. highway 37 in marin county is closed tonight because of flooding, and it could stay closed for two weeks. and the race against time. how one of the state's biggest reservoirs, the problem that could cost the state $100 million. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. all around the bay area, crews

are cleaning up, pumping out and drying out tonight after a week of rain. we could really use some clear weather. >> sandy has been tracking when we might see some more rain. sandy, it sounds like me might be getting a nice break. >> yes, indeed, ama and dan. say so long to the rain. live doppler 7 is quiet tonight. when you take a look at the seven-day rainfall totals, topping 12 inches. over a foot of rain. mount saint helena and kent field, we got about a half a foot in danville. ben lomond almost 11 inches of rain. lower elevations 1 1/2 inches to three nuinches in after. it has pushed our season to date well above average. santa rosa 203% of normal. 183% in livermore. 152% oakland. we're doing good in the rainfall department. flood warning continues for the russian river. minor flooding has been

reported. that's going to continue through tomorrow morning. rivers take a while before they begin to recede. central sonoma county also under a flood warning until 8:30 tomorrow morning. primarily mark west creek and then a flood warning for solano county until 9:sa in the morning. be careful. a few more hours of this. live doppler 7 will be tracking a series of storms. will you get that break long enough for your weekend, or will those storms hit quickly and come back into the picture? i'll have the answers to those questions coming up. >> thanks, sand ya. late today, governor brown requested federal disaster assistance to help the state recover from these january storms. >> february has brought even more damage. there are several major highways that are damaged or shut down because of flooding or mudslides. >> and there is a new giant headache in the south bay caused by this week's storms. sky 7 was over a washed out stretch of skyline boulevard near lass come bres road in santa clara county. the highway patrol said it discovered the problem late this afternoon. the erosion left this giant

crater where the two-lane road used to be. skyline is closed in both directions indefinitely obviously until the county determines just exactly how bado fix it. the chp has reopened eight miles of southbound highway 17 through the santa cruz mountains. the highway has been shut down all day because of fears of another slide near the vinehill road in scotts valley. one northbound lane at granite creek road is scheduled to open tomorrow at noon. a section of highway 37 in novato won't be reopening anytime soon. sky 7 flew over the flooded section of the highway near atherton avenue this afternoon. today caltrans announced the highway will remain closed until at least february 24th. that's two weeks from now. cars are being diverted around the flooding, which resulted partly from a levee break on private property nearby. interstate 80 in the sierra has reopened after a mudslide there. take a look at this long backup from the cal transcamera at colfax. you can see the eastbound

traffic starting to move very slowly now. this is what that slide looked like earlier. why all those cars got delayed. the freeway was closed for at least ten hours between colfax and highway 20. the chp sent out pictures to show how dangerous and unstable conditions are. on highway 50, we've been tracking a string of mudslides all day. the latest, a major mudslide that's kept both directions closed just east of pollack pines since this afternoon. it's supposed to reopen tomorrow. the chp posted this picture. look at that jeep buried in the mud. the driver did get out okay. a traffic alert for anyone taking northbound 101 on the innocence overnight. caltrans will close the far left lane between oregon expressway and university avenue in palo alto for emergency repairs. this week's storms have damaged a part of the highway. the lane will be closed at midnight and will reopen at 3:00 a.m. drivers should expect delays. the largest reservoir in santa clara county, anderson reservoir, is 91% full. that water district is releasing

water as fast as it can, which is hard to understand when the state is still officially in a drought. abc7 news anchor eric thomas explains why this water has to go. >> he wants to jump in. we can't let him. >> reporter: but there's no way marley could dog paddle through the 3,000 gallons of turbulent water per second flooding into coyote creek. people have come down just to fake a look. >> it's pretty spectacular. >> a lot of water they got to release out of that dam. pretty wild. >> reporter: the santa clara water district is releasing so much water to protect the 230 foot tall dam built back in 1950. it's not seismically safe so the reservoir it holds back is normally limited to 68% capacity. because of recent rains, it's currently at 91%. >> at the rate of inflow that we're seeing and the storms that are in the forecast, we do expect that we'll reach 100% capacity probably in the next week. >> reporter: at 100% capacity, an earthquake measuring 7.2 or higher could cause the dam to

fail with disastrous results. >> fortunately the risk of an earthquake happening at any one point in time or any month is very remote. >> reporter: still a $400 million earthquake retrofit is currently in the planning stages, but it's not expected to begin until 2020 and will take four years to complete. >> it's unlike anything you see. we're lucky to have it here, but we need to get this fixed. that's for sure. >> reporter: water officials expect the reservoir to reach fall capacity next week and begin spilling over the top of the dam and down a spillway designed to relieve pressure. they don't expect any major flooding, but they say it will be quite a sight to see. in morgan hill, eric thomas, abc7 news. tonight there is a race against time at the second biggest reservoir in the state. the oroville dam spillway is heavily damaged. a giant hole in the spillway is growing in size every time water is released. emergency crews have two choices here. open the spillway and make it worse or let the water level keep rising until it reaches the top.

what to do? here's abc7 news reporter neil karlinski. >> reporter: tonight officials in california have the nation's tallest dam under a microscope, worried about this massive hole that's formed nearby. the oroville dam holds water back from lake oroville, now at record levels and in danger of spilling over after a series of storms. the 200 foot long, 30 foot deep hole is enormous, dwarfing the engineers who climbed in for a look this week. it eroded through the concrete spillway used to release water and keep the lake from topping its banks. >> this is a big zedeal. we're very concerned that we manage this properly to protect the public down below. >> reporter: here's the problem. if the spillway can't release enough water now, officials will have to try a never before used emergency spillway. >> we're monitoring 24/7. if any changes occur that could result in any kind of danger to the public, we will immediately notify the public.

>> well, downstream from the spillway, crews are frantically trying to save millions of fish struggling to survive in muddy water. john bar tell with more. >> reporter: so water in the feather river is a mess right now. flooding upstream and damage to the oroville dam has created a lot of silt and mud, and it's all headed down here to the feather river fish hatchery. mud is not good for baby fish. the salmon here cannot breathe in this water. so right now it is all hands on deck. the department of fish and wildlife is frantically trying to load as many fish as they can. they're netting them out of these ponding, loading them up into trucks, and then they're going to be taking them to a much smaller facility, about a quarter of the size of this one. it has fresh water, so these fish are going to be really crammed in that fa siltd, but they don't really have a choice at this time. now, the feather river fish hatchery accounts for about 30%

of california's fish hatchery salmon, so that's a big deal right now. it's about 8 million fish. as i said, it's all hands on deck here to try to save these little guys. john bartel, abc news. tensions between mexico and the united states ratchet up. why mexico is now warning its citizens living here to take precautions. >> people who live in this building, they are the innocent victims. they paid good money. >> he's dan petro chellie, a celebrity lawyers who has worked cases involving o.j. simp on and donald trump, but some san francisco homeowners are doubtful he can resolve the case. after this

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mexico has issued a warning to all its citizens living in the u.s. take precautions following deportation of a mother in arizona. >> lyanne melendez explains mexico has been having people to have their papers in order. >> reporter: the mexican government felt it was necessary to warn its citizens living in the u.s. after an arizona mother of two was deported on thursday. it did the same in november after the presidential election. mexicans living in the u.s. are being asked to have their papers and documents in order. this lady came to renew her mexican passport.

>> what are your concerns? >> my kids. my kids and my family. that's all. >> reporter: the mexican government points out those who don't have dual citizenship should begin the process now. passport offices have seen an increase in the number of applications, and it's not only mexicans applying. >> just coming in and saying we not our passports not tomorrow. we want it now. >> reporter: in the case of the arizona mother, she had been arrested and convicted in 2008 for using a fake social security number. >> i.c.e. did what the laws and the procedures of the immigration laws of this country have prescribed for it. >> reporter: immigration custom enforcement said her immigration case underwent review at multiple levels of the immigration court system, including the board of immigration appeals and the judges held she did not have a legal basis to remain in the u.s. regardless, many mexicans fear anyone can now be a target.

of course i'm afraid says this san francisco mother. but if i have to leave, my daughter will come with me. in after, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. an emotional arrival this afternoon at san jose international airport involving a 17-year-old refugee from eritrea who came to stay with a foster family from catholic charities. we're blurring her face to protect her identity. the teenager burst into tears after being greet the by a friend she'd made in ethiopia when they were both at a refugee camp. >> they want to say hi. they want to welcome. they want to let them know this is going to be okay, that they're having a great time here, twoing well. just to make sure they feel a little bet better. >> the teenager lived at a refugee camp for many years. her arrival was delayed by president trump's executive order on refugees, which was put on hold by the courts. a martinez man who has been in custody for white collar crimes is speaking with abc7 news about the new and much more serious offenses he's facing.

charles waldo is accused of conspiring with other inmates to put hits on witnesses against him. the 39-year-old was originally arrested in 2013 related to his work as a manager as a martinez recycling company. in late 2014 a grand jury indicted him on ten additional felonies for allegedly soliciting two fellow inmates turned informants to murder nine people. >> it's completely false. >> is there a hit list? >> the hit list that they made in their own handwriting. >> but according to prosecutors, there was a hit list and proposed methods included staged car accidents, drug overdoses, and robberies that had gone bad. waldo's trial starts tuesday. he's chosen to represent himself. demonstrators at city hall demanded that san francisco's sheriff resign after the eviction of a 100-year-old woman. the protesters confronted sheriff vicky hennessy outside her office. they're upset that deputies carried out a court order evicting iris canada, this woman, who failed to pay attorneys fees following a lengthy legal battle. the demonstrators shea sheriff

hennessy should have ignored the eviction order. > we expected our sheriff to do the same thing for iris canada. if she had to, to go to jail rather than just go along with this eviction. >> the owner of the property offered to let canada live at the apartment for the rest of her life if she signed a document to let it convert to condos. she refused and instead wanted to buy the apartment at a discounted price. a celebrity lawyer is now involved in the case of san francisco's tilting and sinking skyscraper. we've covered the millennial tower located on mission and fremont streets several times. homeowners aren't happy seeing their property values drop as the problems with the building become public. abc7 news reporter kate larsen looks at this new lawyer's main goal. >> reporter: amongst telling cracks along the mission street sidewalk, attorneys meet outside san francisco's millennial tower today to discuss a lawsuit they intend to file soon. the puddles and pits a reminder the tower has subsided at least

16 inches since it was completed in 2009. >> the goal of the lawsuit is very simple, to get the money from the responsible parties to fix this building. >> reporter: the millennium homeowne homeowners associated hired dan petrocelli to litigate their case over the sinking skyscraper. the homeowners largely blame the poor design of the building for the problems. >> you do trust a builder to do the right thing and to do the safe thing, and it appears that that trust has been violated in this case. that's what we're going to vindicate. >> reporter: the hoa board hired petrocelli who in 1997 successfully represented the goldman family in the wrongful death civil suit against o.j. simpson and most recently represented president donald trump in several cases involving trump university. but some homeowners like the dodsons do not think petrocelli is the best lawyer for the case.

>> we would definitely want to have a construction defect attorney, someone who's got the knowledge and the experience to be able to try this very complicated case. we're not looking for an attorney, and we don't believe an attorney that has a high-profile is going to win this case for us. >> reporter: dodson is in a group of 50 unit owners who filed a separate lawsuit for fraud against millennium partners, city departments and powers authority saying they all knew about the building's defects before they sold the units. in san francisco, kate larsen, abc7 news. all right. well, finally we are getting a much deserved break in the rain. >> yes. meteorologist sandhya patel. >> a stunning picture from our kgo roof camera. check out the moon right now. it is so nice outside you can even see the craters on the moon. let me show you a look at live doppler 7 as we take you in and show you a closer view of that moon there. it's beautiful. check it out if you get a chance.

the rain that we had has moved on, so we are getting that much needed break as dan and ama mentioned. in the sierra nevada, the snow has pushed south of tahoe. it is still falling across parts of tioga pass and that snow did do some damage. we had multiple reports of mudslides as you know across 80 and 50. i just checked caltrans and a couple of sections of both 80 and 50 are still closed due to mudslides. probably not a good idea to get up there tonight. until tonight at 10:00 p.m., west slopes of the sierra under a winter weather advisory. tough driving conditions tomorrow morning it's going to turn to black ice. just be on the lookout for that. if you are traveling tomorrow later in the day, slight chance of a few isolated showers in the morning, but it shouldn't be bad after the black ice. gusty conditions and then bright and breezy for your sunday. 42 degrees. staying here in the bay area, a beautiful view from our explore tore yum camera at pier 15.

there's definitely some cloud cover still. low 50s. san francisco, san jose, 54. half moon bay, a stunning view. still a little breezy out there but cooling off. santa rosa is 48 degrees. the rest of you in the 50s. tonight it's going to get cooler than it has been the last couple of nights. we've lost the tropical air that we did have, so it's definitely drier. from our emeryville camera we look across the bay. areas of fog forming. dry, sunny days this upcoming weekend. rain returns the middle of next week. here's a look at the hour by hour forecast. tonight some patches of fog forming. tomorrow morning if you do have early plans, visibility will be low. allow a little more time to get to where you need to go to enjoy the day. as you'll notice, the temperatures will also be on the chilly side. we're looking at upper 30s to upper 40s. i should say it will be on the chilly side. temperatures will be running low, so definitely one of those mornings to bundle up. for the afternoon, it's sunshine and temperatures in the upper 50s to the mid-60s. storm impact scale comes in the

middle of next week. two on our storm impact scale for thursday. it's a moderate strength storm with moderate rain, flooding potential is there. even though we're getting a nice chance to dry out, keep in mind all those days of rain have saturated the soil. so this break is much needed. but we could see renewed chances of flooding. strong southerly wind could take down trees and power lines. stay tuned. so a.m., widespread rain. this continues around 5:00 p.m. and it really continues to go on. that's just one of three storms due in from thursday all the way through the following weekend. here's a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. much deserved sunshine for the upcoming weekend. upper 50s to the mid-60s. we'll bring in a few extra clouds early next week, but really it's dry for monday and tuesday. close to 70 degrees in some spots by tuesday. wednesday night, i'm keeping in a chance of some rain really late at night, but it's just a slight chance. our mad rat strength storm really is thursday. rainy, breezy conditions, lingering chance on friday. like i mentioned, a couple more

storms that will follow heading into next weekend. so if you're already kind of looking ahead, keep that in mind. in the sierra nevada, we did get anywhere from one to almost three fight of snow. you can always download the abc7 news app to help you keep track of all the changes that we have here. dan and ama. going green takes on a whole new meaning this weekend. >> oh, yeah. the special sight just for sky watchers. we'll have the story.

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advocates are concerned about what the trump administration could do to mustangs protected under federal law. they say efforts to keep healthy herds in the wild are actually hurting the horses. tonight on abc7 news at 11:00, over on channel 7, the i team investigates the issue and the white house reacts. well, as sandhya mentioned,

we have a full moon tonight. quite dramatic. we got a shot of it coming up over the bay bridge this evening. isn't that a great picture? the february full moon is known as the snow moon. it got its name when native american tribes gave nicknames to each month's full moon to keep track of the years and the seasons. well, this greenish bowl of ice and gas is hurtling through our neighborhood tonight, and sky watchers are really excited about it. the astronomers at the sha bow space and science center say it's a comet that passes by every five years. this time, though, it's a little closer to planet earth than usual. a mere 7 million miles away. >> it's a piece of ice, and dust and some rock and gravel that's been orbiting the sun for 5 billion years. >> ben burruss says the best time to get a glimpse is early tomorrow morning before the sun comes up, and you'll need a telescope or powerful binoculars. the 50th california skbl ant

kwarian book fair started today. thousands of book lovers, book dealers and scholars came together at the oakland marriott center. it's recognized as one of the world's largest exhibitions of rare and antique books. the book fair continues through sunday. president trump's team is plotting its next move after losing its travel ban case, but white house officials say they will do next. angry voters are showing up at town hall meetings. why some members of congress have been forced to cancel. something in sunlight could help stop the threat of age-related diseases like alzheimer's. we'll explain

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vowing to press ahead with his plan for what he calls extreme vetting of those who might be terrorists. >> despite two big setbacks in court, he is suggesting a new executive order could come as soon as monday. >> on a day we welcomed the leader of japan to the white house, the two leaders later traveled to the president's mar-a-lago resort in florida. >> reporter: the president today alongside one of america's strongest allies, extending a big welcome to japan's prime minister. >> prime minister abe, on behalf of the american people, i welcome you to the very famous white house. >> reporter: but at their joint press conference, the big question for president trump, what's next after that ruling? the three-judge panel refusing to reinstate his controversial travel ban. the president promising to continue fighting in the courts. >> and ultimately i have no doubt that we'll win that particular case. >> reporter: but he is also making it clear he's not waiting

on the courts. >> we'll be doing something very rapidly having to do with additional security for our country. you'll be seeing that sometime next week. >> reporter: later on air force one, the president talking to reporters. >> we also have a lot of other options including just filing a brand-new order on monday. >> reporter: a white house official tells abc news that is exactly what the administration is working on right now, an order related to terror that addresses some of the concerns raised by the court. the white house also keenly aware that the president's own past statements could be used against him in the court battle over the travel ban. comments like these. >> donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. >> reporter: the president today striking a different tone. >> we will allow lots of people into our country that will love our people and do good for our

country. it's always going to be that way, at least during my administration. i can tell you that. >> reporter: diplomatic words on a day when the president's international outreach was on full display. in the oval office, a very long handshake with the japanese prime minister, who will spend the weekend with the trumps at their winter white house, mar-a-lago. cecilia very ga, abc news, the white house. in a new twist late tonight, one ninth circuit court judge requested a larger panel of judges to reconsider the three judges' panel decision yesterday. that decision continues to block the president's original executive order banning travel for people from seven muslim countries. there are new questions about president trump's national security adviser, michael flynn. he denies reports that he had discussed sanctions with russia's foreign ministe just as the obama administration was putting them into place. now he's accused of misleading the public and even the vice president about his conversations with the russian ambassador to the united states. on the very day in september

that president obama imposed sanctions on russia for meddling in the election, flynn told the russian ambassador the incoming trump administration would review those sanctions. elected officials and cabinet members are feeling a backlash from angry voters. newly confirmed education secretary betsy devos was blocked from entering a washington, d.c. school and some members of congress have been forced to cancel town hall meetings. abc7 news reporter mary bruce is on capitol hill tonight. >> reporter: a rough start for the new education secretary, betsy devos. protesters physically blocking her way as she tries to enter a d.c. public school. a security agent escorting her back to her car. >> shame! shame! . >> reporter: devos is one of president trump's most controversial cabinet picks. confirmed by the senate only after the vice president cast a historic tie-breaking vote. she's been criticized for never attending public school or teaching at one. but she's not the only one

feeling heat. frustration with washington spilling out in town halls across the country. republican congress members facing the backlash. [ chanting ] in utah, republican congressman jason chaffetz met with boos. [ booing ] chaffetz led some of those investigations into hillary clinton, posting this picture shaking hands with her on inauguration day with the caption "so pleased she is not the president." now confronting a thousand fed up voters angry with the new administration. >> given the choice that was before us, by far donald trump was the better choice. [ booing ] >> reporter: similar scenes playing out from tennessee. [ booing ] to illinois and georgia. >> shame! >> reporter: in california. congressman tom mcclintock coming out but with police protection. the common thread, concerns

about obamacare and what might replace it. >> you want to take away this coverage and have nothing to replace it with. how can i trust you to do anything that's in our interest at all? >> reporter: we asked the house speaker -- are you concerned that you need to not just present a plan but sell it to the american people quickly? >> we cherish the first amendment, and people who are concerned and anxious, we want them to know we want to listen to their concerns. we're going to be going out and talking about what our plan is. >> reporter: mary bruce, abc news, washington. meantime, a banner welcoming immigrants and refugees at a cupertino church is standing tall again after being vandalized. this is a photo of the back of the sign in front of saint jude's episcopal church. you can see the metal pole on the left side that someone bent earlier this week. it's now been repaired. the banner is actually a replacement of the original, which was put up by the church in december but stolen in early january. >> if you don't like the message, come and talk to us. we talk about having courageous

conversations. we don't all agree on everything in this church, but we know that we want to try to figure out ways to talk to each other. so come and talk. >> reverend jacobson says the sign was originally put up at the recommendation of parishioners and overall they've received very positive feedback from the community. could a well known vitamin you may already take help slow down aging? >> a study here in the bay area has turned up some intriguing new data on vitamin d. abc7's cheryl jennings has the detailed. >> reporter: we absorb it from sunlight, just by walking out the door. and vitamin d has long been known to help strengthen bones. but could it help fight off the ravages of aging as well? >> these guys are only about two days old. >> reporter: if you happen to be a nima toad worm, the answer is definitely yes. gordnd liths go and katie dumas are researchers at the buck institute in novato. they were using the worms to study proteins that degrade with aging and are associated with age-related diseases like

alzheimer's. >> so in alzheimer's disease, they're a particular protein that gets sticky and starts to become toxic. so if you have that protein in a worm, the same thing happens and the worm gets sick. >> reporter: the damaged proteins come together and appear as fluorescent blobs in the worms, which are genetically engineered to mimic human diseases. since researchers could track that process, they decided to perform a high-speed screening for drugs that might slow or even reverse it. >> then we looked at what those drugs actually were and found that one was vitamin d. that's when we got really excited because we know that vitamin d has been related to these age-related diseases. there's a lot of evidence this might be an interesting player. >> reporter: they say the vitamin d not only slowed the deterioration, it also extended median life span in the worms by more than 30%. they believe it works by afblging genes that impact both longevity and age-related diseases. now, wofrms are far from people, but the results are intriguing enough that the buck team now

wants to study the vitamin d effect in small animals and ultimately to learn how it might work in people. >> the big hope of this research is that we will find new ways to treat age-related diseases. what we're really trying to do is extend health span. it may be that life span come as long with that, the aim is to make people healthier for longer. >> reporter: if they're ultimately successful, some credit will go to some very colorful and very useful worms. cheryl jennings, abc7 news. >> vitamin d supplements will already pre-skiebed researchers say one reason for that, as we age, our skin loses the ability to produce vitamin d from sunlight.

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for some middle school students in hayward, a lesson in science is providing a lesson in life. jonathan bloom explains how they're building their engineering skills while building something to help others. >> this is a solar suitcase. >> reporter: it's the result of a long class project for these seventh graders. >> power itself up. >> reporter: they built these blue boxes that store energy from the sun during the day to power these l.e.d. light bulbs at night. >> we learned lots of new things that i never knew i would ever do. >> this is something they're building, something na they're creating. when the lights come on, it's a satisfaction that they can say this is something i've done. >> reporter: the solar suitcase is a hands on engineering project which already makes it a special treat for the students. but they say just as exciting is who this project will help now that it's complete. >> they're going to send to where? uganda. >> reporter: a school assembly, they got to see who they're helping. >> 80% of the kids in eastern africa do not have light. >> reporter: that means high

schoolers taking the college entrance exam often study at gas stations after the sun goes down. there are places to study at school. >> they have nine study halls, but the study halls are dark at night because there's no electricity. but the solar suitcases you built will light up those nine study halls. >> reporter: making these students not just young makers but also ambassadors. >> you really are the leaders of the future. >> reporter: the kits were paid for by pg&e, and the training to build them comes from students at cal state east bay. their professor had the idea to work with these nearby middle schools. >> when you have kids in a school that themselves have overwhelming poverty statistics and what they're excited about is helping kids that are less well off than themselves, that is truly inspirational to me. >> reporter: to the sheer fun of making things add the thrill of making a difference. >> it feels amazing, you know? it feels -- i don't know. it feels like so happy. i'm hoping others that i never knew i would help others across the world.

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this is taylor creek in south lake tahoe earlier today. you can see a path covered in water. the u.s. forest service sent out the video along with a warning that it's never safe to drive or walk in the flood water. >> you can be swept away faster than you think. it's just amazing how it's like a different planet compared to the pictures we've seen the last five years. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is here with our weekend forecast. >> we forgot how it looks, dan and ama when that rain is looking down. last five, six years we haven't had much. i want to show you something you can look forward to from our suit row tower camera.

a beautiful time lapse. you see the clouds down below but a lot of blue sky up above. this was from this afternoon. if you were stuck inside and didn't get a chance to see the sun, expect it this weekend. life doppler 7 in the clear for now. as you take a look at your highs for tomorrow, temperatures upper 50s to the mid-60s, and you will see sun for your saturday. that's going to carry over into your sunday. if you're going to the chinese new year parade, it's going to be here in san francisco as you know tomorrow night at 5:15. getting there before that, it's going to be nice, sunny, 60 degrees by evening. 57. you might need a light jacket or a sweater by 9:00. at least it's clear for the parade. the rest of your weekend forecast, the year of the rooster bringing you some luck. plenty of sun for any outdoor activities. 50s, 60s, and here's a look at what's ahead in terms of temperature trend. livermore, you'll be seeing those numbers peaking around tuesday, wednesday. yeah, middle 60ss, so pretty nice looking weather. for those of you who love the rain, rain chances return middle to latter part of next week. accuweather seven-day forecast,

brightening it up, drying it out right on through tuesday and even part of wednesday. wednesday night, changes come. two on our storm impact scale for a storm that will carry over into friday and that will be a one. >> thanks, sandhya. let's talk some warriors basketball. >> what happened tonight i've never seen before. >> really? >> and i've been doing this a couple minutes. draymond green had an amazing night for a guy who scored two baskets. >> wow.

>> announcer: abc7 sports brought to you by your local toyota dealer. >> good evening. draymond green scored only four points tonight but became the first player in nba history with the rarest of rare triple-doubles consisting of rebounds, assists and steals. in memphis, we start out with steph hitting from just inside the grizzly add mid-court in pregame. splash. draymond with a steal starting a great night for him and it leads to a clay thompson corner three.

clay with 14 early, finished with 36. and steph fouled in the corner and splash. four-point play. dubs by seven after one. curry with 18 on the night. andre iguodala to draymond. here's an assist. when he's scoring, the warriors very difficult to beat. draymond, seven steals in the look at him ripping away from marc gasol. dubs by 13 at the break. that was with authority. but i'm saving my voice for tomorrow's big game. third quarter and the warriors score 37. mcgee. oh, man. klay, eight threes, which is a season high. dubs built a huge lead, up 25. man of the hour, though, draymond. the steal here gives him the franchise record ten takeaways as he rips it. the first player in nba history to get a triple-double without the points. 12 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals, five bolocks, four points. it's on to k.c.

the warriors-thunder game tips off tomorrow at 5:30 here on abc7. warriors and thunder. we'll have all the highlights and live post game interviews after the game. kevin durant's mom wanda knows the return to oklahoma city will not be easy. >> i cried at some of the things i had read on my social media, and it's going to hurt a little bit because i know how much he loves oklahoma city, how much he cares about the organization and the team and some of his former teammates. so it's going to be hard, but i'm going to be there with him to support him. so we want to get through it, though. the raiders may not know exactly where they'll play their home games for the next four years but they have a pretty good idea who their head coach is going to be. jack del rio got a new four year contract today. he still had two years left on his original contract with the raiders, but after a 12-4 season, owner mark davis tore that thing up, gave him a new four-year deal. terms not disclosed, but del rio is a huge part of the raiders foundation of success and got

him back into the playoffs. the weather finally cleared at pebble beach today, and they had a go at finishing rounds one and two to try to stay on sked ult for the weekend. bill murray feeling the valentine's day spirit a few days early, and a little kiss for you right here. yes. you'll remember this forever. wayne gretscy chipping from off the green on spy glass. he shoots, he scores. the great one. here's an odd scene. jiem furyk on 13, taking off his shoes to try to get better traction on the wood there for a bunker shot. didn't help.bogeyed the hole. he's at two over. jordan spieth on spyglass. see how foggy it is. he's at minus 10 and tied for first with derek faf four. giants fan fest 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. tomorrow. if it's free. if it's free, it must be for me. chance to meet the guys including mark melancon. he's the man who will be

entrusted with the ninth inning. the giants a year ago blew 32 saves. they blew nine in the month of september alone. contrast melancon has only blown ten saves in three full years as a closer. and you heard the stories about last year's problems and knows he will be in the spotlight from day one. hunter pence and i and crawford were all talking in the car, and they were just talking amongst themselves. i said, no pressure on me, then, huh, guys? they laughed. >> we saw last year how tough it is to have a revolving door there in that position. you know, i think confidence is a huge thing when it comes to that spot. when a guy knows it's his role and you bring him in to do that, it makes everyone else lot easier. best story of the day. 9 abc7 news team has a new member. emerson pratt came into the world this afternoon. she is the daughter of our sports producer extraordinary

they're casey pratt. he and wife danielle. there's casey. they have two daughters now. emerson and harper. when you say casey is wearing the a's hat, the backwards a's hat, so the girls are automatically a's fans. i guess they don't have a say in it yet. we'll see how it goes. abc7 sports brought to you by toyota. >> he's already got her cutting highlights. >> you can never start teaching them too early. congratulations to the family. >> we're happy for them. coming up tonight on abc7 news at 11:00. [ chanting ] >> angry activists confront san francisco's sheriff after she orders the eviction of a 100-year-old woman. tonight the sheriff says she had no choice. and tens of thousands of horses rounded up by helicopters. the i team's dan noiz digs into this controversial government program. be sure to join us for abc7 news

at lfb on channel 7. a second dose of cute for you to start the weekend. >> take a look at this pair of guinea picks. they're off to a fast and furious race this friday night. they're even putting safety first with their matching helmets. >> also check out lacy's battle with deep snow in british columbia. this dog struggling to chase snowballs but having a great time. finally getting the perfect picture can be difficult. just ask this indiana park service officer and his k-9. multiple takes for him to get him to look directly at the camera. the dog wanted to show its affection. they finally got a good picture right there. that's our report. we appreciate your time. >> i'm ama daetz. and i'm dan ashley. for all of us, have a good night. we'll see you guys at 11:00.

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